Handle construction for sadirons and the like



May 23, 1939. H. A. SMITH 9,

I HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FOR SADIRONS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 1, 1957 i A v.

F' utented May 21 3, i I I I HANDLE CONSTRUCTION ron sAmaoNs- AND THE LIKE Howard A. Smith, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to Knapp-Monarch Company, StpLouis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri I Application November 1, 1937, SerialNo. 112,186,

1 Claims. (ems-9o) An object of my invention is to provide a handle construction suitable for sad irons and the like which is comparatively simple to manufacture and assemble relative to the sad iron.

Another object is to provide supporting means for the other end of the handle which includes a combined terminal guard and handle supporting bracket, the handle supporting bracket being sev cured to the other end of the handle proper as y a nut on the rod.- I

A further object is to provide a combined handle supporting bracket and terminal guard consisting of a relatively wide sheet of metal having 2o an upward extension at one side, the sheet being formed tubular so that the extension projects from the" endof the tube and thus the sheet of metal, after being formed and assembled relative to the sad iron. and handle proper, serves both 55 dle supporting member and terminal guard; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of the portion of Figure 1 indicated by the line 6-8. v I

On the accompanying drawing I have used the reference numeral III to indicate a sole plate, the

suitably supported on and insulated from the shell l5.

My handle construction includes a handle proper It formed of any suitable heat insulating material, a rod I1 and a combined handle supporting member and terminal guard A. The rod H has a portion lla extending longitudinally through a bore ii of the handle proper It. Beyond the front end of the handle proper It, the

rod IT has a return bend lib terminating in an H eye I9. I

The eye i9 is located in a depression 20 formed in the top of the shell IS. A screw 2! extends through the eye and into the sole plate Ill for sion and providing a pocket between them for a A further object is to provide a handle conusual heating element H being mounted in 5 struction which includes a rod extending through grooves therein and the terminal wires thereof the handle proper and having beyond one end being indicated at H. The wires II connect with of the handle a return bent portion terminating 4 terminal p s The Sad iron includes a i an .eye, means being provided coactlng with cover plate II for the heating'element H, a weight 10 the eye ,to secure the rod to the sad iro'n. I4 and a shell I5. The terminal prongs II are 1o the purpose of a handle supporting element and rigidly securing the eye of the rod H to the sad guard for the electric terminals of the iron. iron. To provide a better seating connection at Still a furtherobject is-toprovide thecombined this point, a clip 22 is used which has a downhandle supporting member and temiinal guard turned flange 23 extending around the eye I9, of 'such shape that'it also serves in conjunction The clip 22 also has a. forward extension 22a with a heel rest of a sad ironcasing to support provided with flanges 23a extending on opposite m the iron when in up-ended position. sides of the rod portion lib.-

With these and other objects in view, my in- The rod portion 11a is held rigidly in the vention consists in the construction, arrangehandle proper 16 for supporting it by providing ment and combination of the various parts of my shoulder means such as opposite ears pinched device, whereby the objects contemplated are atinto the rod I! in front of the handle I6 and a.

tained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointnut 25 threaded onthe" rear end of the rod. So ed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accomthat the ears 24 do not gouge into the handle, a pan'ying drawing, in which: a flat washer "and a hemispherical washerZl are.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view preferably provided. A 40 through a sad iron showing my handle construc- The combined handle supporting member and 40 tion applied thereto.. v terminal guard A, as shown in Figure 5, comprises Figure 2 is a sectional view on' the line 2-4 of a sheet of metal 28 having a relatively wide por- Figure 1 showing'the shape of the combined hantion 280.- and an upward extension 29 at one side dle support and terminal guard. thereof. The extension 29 is perforated as at 30 Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Figto receive the rod portion Ila as shown in Figure 45 ure 1 showing the means fonconn'ecting the com- 1 whereby the nut it retains the extension 29 in bined handle supporting member and terminal connection with the handle proper IS. A spring guard to the shell of the sad iron. or lock washer ii is provided under the nut 25 Figure 4 is a perspective view of the combined to prevent loosening thereof during operation of handle supporting member and terminal guard, a the iron. 50 part thereof shown in dotted lines being broken The relatively wide portion 28a of the member away to show coaction of parts of the device A is bent to a tubular formation as shown in Figwith each other. ure 4. The extension 29 has side flanges 32 which Figure 5 is a lay-out view of the combined hanserve the double purpose of reinforcing the extentioned. This is perhaps best shown in Figures 2 and 4. The portion 33 is sprung against the extension 29 between the flanges 32 and isthus. retained so that distortion of the tubular terminal guard portion of the member A is'eliminated under ordinary operating conditions.

The member A has a plurality of ears extending therefrom which, as shown inFigure 3',

project through openings 35 of the shell I! and are bent over to retain the member A in position.

' This makes a very simple and satisfactory :as-

sembly whereby a single member serves both as a terminal guard and support for one end of the handle.

The member A is also preferably provided with a pair of rest extensions 36. These cooperate with; the rear end 31 of the sad iron shell l5 which is usually called the heel rest, when the iron is up-ended. The heel rest 31 and the extension 36 coact with the ironing board or other supporting surface so asto support the 'iron up-ended in such position that the sole plate is spaced from the v ironing board and consequently cannot dama e it.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to.

cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sad iron and a handle construction there- -for comprising a handle grip portion, a rod exiron, a handle grip portion, a rod extending. lengthwise therethrough, said rod at one end.

extending beyond one endthereof and having a return bend, means for securing saidreturn bend to said sadiron, said rod where it leaves said handle grip portion having a raisedshoulder engaging the end thereof and a nut on the other end of the rod. for retaining said shoulder in engagement with the handle. grip portion.

3. In a handle construction, a handle proper,

a rodextending lengthwise therethrough, said rod extending beyond one end of said handle proper and having a returnbend, means for securing said return bend to asad iron, said rod where it leaves said handle proper having a raised shoulder engaging the end of the handle proper, a nut on the other end of the rod for re- 2,159,455 I terminal end 33 of the sheet of metal to be positaining said shoulder in engagement with the handle proper, and a supporting bracket having one end connected with the sad iron and its pther end connected with the other end of the handle proper by said nut.

4. In a device of the class described, a handle, means for securing one end of said handle to a sad iron, a combined handle supporting bracket and terminal shield connected with the sad iron and with the other end of said handle, said combined handle supporting bracket and terminal shield comprising a sheet of metal having a. portion bent into a tubular shape to surround the terminals of the sad iron and having a handle supporting portion. extending upwardly from one side of the tubular shaped portion, said handle supporting portion having oifset side flanges and said tubular portion having an ofiset terminal end located between said flanges and secured against displacement thereby.

5. In a sad iron and handle construction, a sad iron, a combination handle bracket and terminal guard comprising a relatively wide sheet of material having an upwardly extending handle supporting portion at one side thereof, said sheet of material being bent to tubular form with said upward extension projecting from one side of the tube, said extension having spaced offset side flanges and said tubular portion having an oifset end piece secured between said flanges. I

6. In a sad iron and handle construction, a sad iron, a combination handle bracket and terminal guard comprising a relatively wide sheet of material having an upwardly extending handle supporting portion at one side thereof and a rest portion intermediate the sides thereof, said sheet of material being bent to tubular form with said upward extension projecting from one side of the tube and'said rest portion projecting from the opposite side of said tube, said upward extension having portions bent out of the plane thereof to give rigidity thereto and said tubular portion having an offset end piece terminating adjacent said upward extension.

7. In a handle construction, a handle, means for supporting one end of said handle on a sad iron anda combined handle supporting bracket and terminal shield connected with the sad iron and with the other end of said handle, said cormbined handle supporting bracket and terminal shield comprising a sheet of material having a shield portion bent'into a' tubular shape to sur-. round the terminals of the sad iron, having a rest 

